Definitions for "Restricted Stock Award"
Keywords:  vest, ceo, recipient, grant, outright
a grant of company stock in which the recipient's rights in the stock are restricted until the shares vest (or lapse in restrictions )
a grant of shares to the CEO by the company
a grant of stock by an employer to an employee in which the employee's rights to the shares are limited until the shares "vest" and cease to be subject to the restrictions
Keywords:  compensation, equity, form
a form of equity compensation